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Nov. 1, 1938, E. B. WHITEHEAD 5 2,134 964 CONTAINER Filed May 18, 1956INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 1, 1938 UNITED STATES CONTAINER."

Earl B. Whitehead, Norwich, Cnn., assignor. to Atlantic CartonCorporation, Norwich, Conn, a corporation of Connecticut Application May18", 1936, Serial No. 80,250

ing. cartonsj'and is directed more particularly to an improved foldablecarton which is adapted to be set up into what is commonly calledatierdisplay position.

One object of the invention is the provision .of a collapsible cartonwhich may be easily and quickly folded either into. a display positionor a shipping position as may be desired. That is to say, the carton isformed from a blank whichfis adapted to be folded into a set up shippingposition for carrying contents from place to place; or it may be just aseasily set up into a display position wherein a certain part of thecontents at least are supported by a tier or tiers in relatively raisedposition.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a carton'which issimple in form so as to be inexpensive to manufacture and which isconvenient to handle. The carton is not only cornpact; so that it may beeasily shipped without its contents, but it is so formed as to bereadily set up into a safe and distinctive supporting or displayposition.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will become moreapparent after a reading of the following description and reference willbe had therein to the accompanying drawing wherein: V

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the carton of the invention in knock-downposition;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view with parts cut away to show the bottom ofthe carton in shipping position;

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the carton in one set-up position;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 to explain how the carton may be setup into tier-display position;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view similar to Figs. 4 and 5 showing the box intier-display position; and

Fig. '7 is a small scale plan View of the bottom of the box shown inFig. 6.

Referring now to the drawing more in detail, the invention will be fullydescribed.

In Fig. 1 there is shown a blank 2 for forming the carton of theinvention and as will be seen it includes a front wall 4 and a rear wall6 hinged together by connecting side wall members 8. A box coverincludes a top flap member ID extending from the upper marginal edge ofone of the walls, such as the rear wall 6, and a part [2 extending fromthe member;lll.

Preferably a folding line I8 extends between theparts lll and I2 so thatthe part I2 may be folded down as shown in Fig. 3. The top flap I0 isprovided with acontinuous cut I 4 which pref-- erably extends fromadjacent one end of the hinge is to the other as shown so as to form atab part 16' so that when the member I Zis folded downwardly along theline IS, the part [6 may extend upwardly as shown in Fig. 3. These partsmay carry various printed matter," for example, and be readily visiblewhen the contents are in the box. a

The rear wall 6 may be provided with a tab part 2|! formedby aslot andbendable along the line 22. Then a lower marginal edge portion of thepart I2 may be inserted behind the tab all as shown in Fig. 3 and thusheld in place.

Hinged to the lower part of the same wall, that is the rear wall 6, asalong a line 23, is a flap part 24 and'this is provided with one or morefoldable tabs 25 which are hinged on lines 29 as shown in Fig. 2. Theseare for a purpose which will presently appear and are arranged to be inthe same plane as the tuck 24 or at an angle thereto.

I-Iingedly connected to the side wallmembers outer marginal edge of the8 are side flap members 26 provided with interlocking tab parts 21.These members 8 are adapted to be folded over into interlocking relationadjacent the'bottom of the box as shown in Figs. 2 and 6. V V v Hingedto the lower part of the front wall 4 is a foldable bottom wall memberwhich includes a plurality of parts now to be described. vA main bodypart 28 is adjacent the wall 4 and is adapted to extend horizontallytowards the opposite or rear wall.

A connecting part 30 is attached to the rear edge of the body 30 andthis has one or more slits as shown forming one or more flaps 32. Theseflaps 32 are bendable on lines 34 and. adapted to swing between aposition in substantially the same plane as the rest of the part 30 anda position at an angle thereto.

Then to the outer marginal edge of member 30 is connected a tier-formingmember 36. This is preferably of about the same length as the parts 36and 28, which in turn are about the same length as the width of thefront and rear walls. Preferably, also, the parts 28 and 36 are of suchwidth that their total'width is just slightly less than width of sidemembers 8.

Preferably-the member 36 is formed to have thumb-tabs 38, more or-lesssimilar to the tabs in part 24. These tabs 38 may if desired be bentoutwardly to engage tabs 25 and/or parts 32 or they may merely be usedto insert the fingers into when setting up the box.

In shipping position, the various parts at the bottom of the box mayassume the relation shown in Fig. 2 with the upper parts l0 and I2folded downwardly to overlie the otherwise open upper end. a

In one display position, the parts may be as shown in Fig. 4 withpackages or the like P reSting on members 28 and 30 with portion 36adjacent the rear wall 6. Then when it is desired to raise the tiermember 36 into position, the part 24 may be lifted slightly as indicatedin Fig. 5

and the connection 30 moved into vertical position so as to raise therear row of packages P into a position where they are supported as shownin Fig. 6. 7

While I have described the invention in great detail and with respect toa preferred form thereof, it is not desired to be limited thereto sincemany changes and modifications may be made therein without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention. Whatit is desired to claimand secure by Letters Patents of the United States is:

"l. A collapsible carton of the class described including vertical frontand rear walls of a certain width connected by vertical side members ofa certain equal width, a horizontal bottom wall substantially equalinwidth to said front and rear walls extending rearwardly from the lowermarginal edge of the front wall and being of less width than'said sidemembers so as to provide an open space at the bottom rear of the carton,a connecting member hinged to the rear marginal edge of said bottom wallswingable between a horizontal space-closing position co-planartherewith and a vertical space-opening position extending upwardlysubstantially at right angles thereto, a tier member hinged to the rearmarginal edge of said connecting member for swinging between anupwardly-extending position adjacent the inside of the rear wall whensaid connecting member is in its said horizontal position and ahorizontal position substantially at right angles to the connectingmember when the latter is in its said vertical position, a pair of flapmembers extending inwardly towards one another from the lower marginaledges of said side members and underlying said bottom wall, and engagingmeans associated with said flap members holding the same in bottom wallsupporting position.

2. A collapsible carton of the class described including vertical frontand rear walls connected by vertical side members of a certain equalwidth, a horizontal bottom wall substantially equal in width to saidwalls extending rearwardly from the lower marginal edge of the frontwall and being of less width than said side members so as to provide anopen space at the bottom rear of the carton, a connecting memberrhingedto the rear marginal edge of said bottom wall swingable' between ahorizontal space-closing position extending upwardly substantially atright angles to the bottom wall, a tier member hinged to the rearmarginal edge of saidconnecting member for swinging between anupwardly-extending vertical position adjacent the inside'of said rearWall when the connecting member is in its said horizontal position and arearwardly-extending horizontal position substantially at right anglesto the connecting'member when the latter is in its said verticalposition, and a pair of spaced tabs hingedly associated with saidconnecting member for swinging between a position co-planar therewithwhen the connecting member is in its said horizontal position and anoutwardly-extending vertical position below said tier member when theconnecting member is in its said vertical position.

EARL B. WHITEHEAD.

